Although it might have ultimately cost Tressel his coaching career — he also received a five-year show-cause penalty in the NCAA’s sanctions, which would result in penalties for any NCAA school that hires him as coach within that time window — he did not express regret for failing to report his players’ violations.

“If my fault is on the loyalty side, I’ll take it,” Tressel said.

Tressel said OSU’s violations were a result of “personal decisions” made by his players.

“Sometimes they’re the right decisions, and sometimes they’re the wrong,” Tressel said.

Not that the distinction matters, evidently. ‘Cause he’s a loyal guy.

Jesus, think that “show cause” penalty was justified? An AD would have to be a certified moron to hire Tressel to run a football program again. Ever.

But OSU can hire him back as Head of Player Personnel or even AD if they wanted to, right? And all OSU alums would back the idea because they think that “Tat-Gate” was promulgated by vengeful Democrats.